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Streaming has also exerted a downward pressure on song lengths (again, to avoid the dreaded skip button). Ten years ago, the average length of a UK number one single was 3'42". Today, it is 3'16", with songs like Lil Nas X's Old Town Road and Nathan Sykes' Wellerman clocking in at under two minutes.